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How Jimmy Carter boosted a life-saving cancer drug
A dire health threat to the former president in 2015 put the spotlight on a pathbreaking immune therapy.
What to know about the kind of skin cancer Joe Biden was treated for
A cancerous skin lesion was removed from the chest of the president on Feb. 16.
First combination home test for flu and covid cleared by FDA
The Food and Drug Administration said the test is for people with symptoms of a respiratory tract infection, including covid-19.
FDA eases blood donation ban on gay and bisexual men after years of protest
Gay and bisexual men in monogamous relationships could donate blood without abstaining from sex under an FDA proposal, ending a vestige of the earliest days of the AIDS crisis.
FDA proposes switching to annual coronavirus vaccine, mimicking flu model
The proposed change is designed to reduce the complexity of the vaccine regimen for the public, doctors and manufacturers.
FDA proposes switching to annual coronavirus vaccine, mimicking flu model
The proposed change is designed to reduce the complexity of the vaccine regimen for the public, doctors and manufacturers.
FDA declines to give accelerated approval to Lilly’s Alzheimer’s drug, firm says
The Food and Drug Administration said it needed safety data on more patients, the company said.
David Kessler, Biden official key to covid vaccine effort, steps down
The former Food and Drug Administration head emerged as a pivotal player in the administration’s efforts to vaccinate Americans and deliver covid-19 treatments.
Extensive review affirms safety of covid booster after signal of possible risk
A deep dive into several large databases has failed to confirm the preliminary information, according to the CDC and FDA.
What to know about the kind of skin cancer Jill Biden was treated for
The skin cancer first lady Jill Biden was treated for Wednesday — basal cell carcinoma — is highly treatable and the most common form of skin cancer.
